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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-11-16
pubmed:abstractText
This study deals with the particle size measurement of nine aerosol metered dose inhalers. Calibration was made possible by the use of a laser particle velocimeter (aerodynamic Particle Sizer from TSI). The count median aerodynamic diameters (CMAD) show little variation, from 0.63 to 0.73 micron, with standard deviations (sigma g) between 1.2 and 1.8. Aerodynamic diameter aerosol diagram analysis showed multimodal mass distribution for all the tested dose inhalers. Calculations for the airway deposition probabilities (extrathoracic, tracheobronchial and alveolar) refer to the studies made by W. Stahlhofen and co-workers. As most aerosol metered dose inhalers have a predominantly bronchial therapeutic destination, the deposition at the bronchial level could be enhanced with the following parameters: inspired volume of 1500 ml, inspiratory time of 2 sec, aerosol mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) of 7.5 microns, with a monodispersed distribution. The respective influences of the excipients and propellents used for the aerosolization of these dose metered inhalers are also discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0903-1936
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
547-52
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Particle size study of nine metered dose inhalers, and their deposition probabilities in the airways.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire Central d'Explorations, Fonctionelles Respiratoires, Hospital de la Salpetriere, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't